S9832: Effectiveness of Telephone Counseling By Breast Cancer Survivors on the Well-Being of Women With Recurrent Breast Cancer

February 12, 2013 updated by: Southwest Oncology Group

Enhancing Well-Being During Breast Cancer Recurrence. SWOG Study S9832.

RATIONALE: Telephone counseling by breast cancer survivors may enhance the well-being and quality of life of women who have recurrent breast cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized clinical trial to study the effectiveness of telephone counseling by breast cancer survivors on the well-being of women who have recurrent breast cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine whether telephone counseling delivered by breast cancer survivors enhances the well-being of women with recurrent breast cancer.
  • Determine the impact of sociodemographic, clinical, and psychosocial predictors of well-being in these patients.
  • Determine the changes in well-being over time since disease recurrence in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to age (under 50 vs 50 and over), time since initial diagnosis (less than 2 years vs 2 years or more), and recurrence site (soft tissue without bone vs soft tissue with bone vs visceral). Patients are randomized to one of two study arms.

  • Arm I (control arm): Patients receive the standard level of support by continuing to use existing resources. Patients receive written materials from the counseling group at 6 months.
  • Arm II (intervention arm): Patients receive weekly telephone counseling sessions by breast cancer survivors over 4 weeks for a total of 4-8 sessions. Patients receive written materials from the counseling group after the first session.

In both arms, quality of life is assessed at baseline and at 3 and 6 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 300 patients (150 per study arm) will be accrued for this study within 30 months.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

322

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Canada
    • British Columbia
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 4E6
        • British Columbia Cancer Agency
  • United States
    • Alabama
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294-3300
        • University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Mobile, Alabama, United States, 36688
        • MBCCOP - Gulf Coast
    • Arizona
      • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85006-2726
        • CCOP - Greater Phoenix
      • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85012
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Carl T. Hayden)
      • Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724
        • Arizona Cancer Center
      • Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85723
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson
    • Arkansas
      • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
        • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
      • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock (McClellan)
    • California
      • Duarte, California, United States, 91010-3000
        • Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-1781
        • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033-0804
        • USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90073
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - West Los Angeles
      • Martinez, California, United States, 94553
        • Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez
      • Oakland, California, United States, 94609-3305
        • CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute
      • Orange, California, United States, 92868
        • Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
        • University of California Davis Medical Center
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94121
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Francisco
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94143-0128
        • UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute
      • Santa Rosa, California, United States, 95403
        • CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
      • Travis Air Force Base, California, United States, 94535
        • David Grant Medical Center
      • Van Nuys, California, United States, 91405
        • Van Nuys Breast Center
    • Colorado
      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80220
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver
      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80010
        • University of Colorado Cancer Center
    • District of Columbia
      • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20060
        • MBCCOP-Howard University Cancer Center
    • Florida
      • Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32224
        • Mayo Clinic
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30342-1701
        • CCOP - Atlanta Regional
      • Fort Gordon, Georgia, United States, 30905-5650
        • Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center
    • Hawaii
      • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813-2424
        • Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612-7323
        • MBCCOP - University of Illinois at Chicago
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital)
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611-3013
        • Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University
      • Decatur, Illinois, United States, 62526
        • CCOP - Central Illinois
      • Hines, Illinois, United States, 60141
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines (Hines Junior VA Hospital)
      • Maywood, Illinois, United States, 60153-5589
        • Loyola University Medical Center
    • Kansas
      • Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160-7353
        • University Of Kansas Medical Center
      • Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160-7390
        • University Of Kansas Medical Center
      • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214-3882
        • CCOP - Wichita
      • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67218
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita
    • Kentucky
      • Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536-0084
        • Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky
      • Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40502-2236
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington
    • Louisiana
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
        • Tulane University School of Medicine
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New Orleans
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
        • MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center
      • Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, 71130-3932
        • Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
      • Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, 71130
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118
        • Boston Medical Center
      • Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States, 02130
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Boston (Jamaica Plain)
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48105
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Ann Arbor
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48106
        • CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109-0912
        • University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
        • Henry Ford Hospital
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201-1379
        • Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201-1932
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit
      • Southfield, Michigan, United States, 48075-9975
        • Providence Hospital - Southfield
    • Minnesota
      • Duluth, Minnesota, United States, 55805
        • CCOP - Duluth
    • Mississippi
      • Biloxi, Mississippi, United States, 39531-2410
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Biloxi
      • Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216-4505
        • University of Mississippi Medical Center
      • Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Jackson
      • Keesler AFB, Mississippi, United States, 39534-2576
        • Keesler Medical Center - Keesler AFB
    • Missouri
      • Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64128
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Kansas City
      • Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64131
        • CCOP - Kansas City
      • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63141
        • CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau
      • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
        • St. Louis University Health Sciences Center
      • Springfield, Missouri, United States, 65807
        • CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks
    • Montana
      • Billings, Montana, United States, 59101
        • CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
    • New Mexico
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87108-5138
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87131
        • MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC
    • New York
      • Albany, New York, United States, 12208
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albany
      • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14220
        • Western New York Urology Associates
      • New York, New York, United States, 10032
        • Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
        • University of Rochester Medical Center
    • North Carolina
      • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27104-4241
        • CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium
    • Ohio
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45220-2288
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45267-0501
        • Barrett Cancer Center, The University Hospital
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
        • Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210-1240
        • Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43206
        • CCOP - Columbus
      • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45428
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton
      • Kettering, Ohio, United States, 45429
        • CCOP - Dayton
      • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43623-3456
        • CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
        • Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Oklahoma City
    • Oregon
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97207
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Portland
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97225
        • CCOP - Columbia River Program
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
        • OHSU Cancer Institute
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425-0721
        • Medical University of South Carolina
      • Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29401-5799
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Charleston
      • Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29615
        • CCOP - Greenville
      • Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, 29303
        • CCOP - Upstate Carolina
    • Texas
      • Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States, 78234-6200
        • Brooke Army Medical Center
      • Galveston, Texas, United States, 77555-0565
        • University of Texas Medical Branch
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • Baylor College of Medicine
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Houston
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030-4095
        • University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center
      • Lubbock, Texas, United States, 79415
        • Texas Tech University Health Science Center
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78284
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Antonio (Murphy)
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78284-7845
        • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
      • Temple, Texas, United States, 76504
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple
      • Temple, Texas, United States, 76508
        • CCOP - Scott and White Hospital
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84148
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84112-5550
        • Huntsman Cancer Institute
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23510-1115
        • Eastern Virginia Medical School
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101
        • CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104
        • Swedish Cancer Institute
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98108
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Seattle
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109-1024
        • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
      • Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98405-0986
        • CCOP - Northwest
      • Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98431-5048
        • Madigan Army Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Received prior definitive surgical treatment for stage I-IIIa breast cancer with or without adjuvant chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, and/or radiotherapy

  • No more than 56 days since diagnosis of first recurrence

    • Any distant metastatic site, chest wall recurrence, scar recurrence, or nodal recurrence
    • No ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence after lumpectomy or isolated contralateral new primary breast tumors

  • Receiving or planning to receive first therapy for recurrence

    • No prior therapy for this recurrence except surgical treatment for in-breast relapse after lumpectomy or local palliative radiotherapy

  • Hormone receptor status:

    • Not specified

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • Not specified

Sex:

  • Female

Menopausal status:

  • Not specified

Performance status:

  • Not specified

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Not specified

Hepatic:

  • Not specified

Renal:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • No psychiatric diagnosis that would preclude study
  • Must be able to read and understand English

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Chemotherapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Endocrine therapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Radiotherapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Surgery:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
Standard level of support after recurrence diagnosis
Experimental: Intervention
Phone intervention for patients experiencing first recurrence with quality of life questionnaires, psychosocial assessment and care.
Procedure: psychosocial assessment and care
Questionnaire and telephone intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Assess effectiveness of a telephone intervention delivered by breast cancer survivors on well-being of patients experiencing a first recurrence of breast cancer
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Examine impact of sociodemographic, clinical, and psychosocial predictors of well-being in patients experiencing a first recurrence of breast cancer.
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
Examine changes in well-being over time since recurrence
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Southwest Oncology Group

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Carolyn Gotay, PhD, University of Hawaii Cancer Research Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 1998

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2003

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 8, 2002

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 15, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 12, 2013

Last Verified

February 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000069225
  • U10CA037429 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • S9832 (Other Identifier: SWOG)
  • NCI-P02-0209 (Other Identifier: NCI)

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